Sewing cabinet



A ril 1, 1930.

v. E. CARLSON SEWING CABINET Filed Aug. 4, 1928 INVENTOR. 1 7622? EwanQ6 694mm A TTORNEY Patented Apr. 1, 1930 UNITED STATES VICTORE. CARLSON,OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA SEWING GABIITE']! Application filed August 4,1928. Serial No. 297,571.

My invention relates to sewing cabinets and the objects of my inventionare: First, to provide a device of this class which combines all thereceptacles for equipment necessary for sewing, darning, mending, or thelike in a single combination article of furniture; second, to provide adevice of this class which may be easily moved from place to place;third, to provide a device of this class which collapses or folds upwhen not in use, thereby greatly reducing the floor space necessary forstorage when not in use; fourth, to provide a device of this class inwhich the various articles needed for mending, sewing, or the like, areall readily accessible; fifth, to

provide a device of this class which has a large boxlike container inconnection therewith for holding any articles to be mended and forming astorage space therefor until such time as they can be attended to;sixth, to provide a device of this class which may be easily cleaned ordusted when it is collapsed or closed; and seventh, to provide a deviceof this class which is simple of construction, durable, efficient in itsaction, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, myinvention contion, combination and arrangement of parts and portions aswill be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of thisapplication in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my sewing cabinet, showing it in openposition; and Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof showing mysewing cabinet in closed position.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings.

The support members 1, casters 2, brace 3, tray 4, tray compartments 5,receptacle 6, receptacle lid 7 shelf support 8, shelves 9, and chains10, constitute the principal parts and portions of my sewingcabinet.

The two support members 1 are provided,

sists of certain novel features of construeone at either side of mysewing cabinet. The support members 1 are substantiallytriangular'inshape with their apexes towards the top. The lower or baseportion 1 is broadened and is mounted on the casters 2. The upperportion 1? is hollowed out so as to re duce the weight of the supports.The upper extremities of the supports 1 are joined to gether by ahorizontal brace 3. Just'below the out out portion 1 of the supports 1and extending between said supports is mounted a shallow tray 4 havingseveral tray com partments 5 positioned therein, asv shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings. The one side of the trayextends approximately flush or inline with the lower base portion 1 of the supports 1 and has hinged tothis side a receptacle 6 .which is deep enough to rest on the floor whenthe upper edge thereofis even with the upper edge of the tray, as shownin Fig; 1. The receptacle is provided with a lid 7 which fits flush withthetop thereof and is hinged to the extended side of said receptacle.The lid when positioned over the top of the receptacle forms a smallwork table or shelf. Suitable stop members 6* prevent the lid? fromtelescoping within the receptacle .6.

The other side of the tray ddoes not extend as faras the firstside andhas hinged to its lower edge a shelf support 8 whichis in the shape of arectangular box. The bottom portion of the shelf support isapproximately flush with the edge of the base portion 1 of the support1, as showninFigQ. Positioned in the shelf support are a plurality ofshelves9 each of which'has a low wall Qialo-ng its outer edge. Themovement of .the shelf support 8 is limited relative to the tray 4 by 7means of chains 10 which are each secured by one end to a'support member1 and by the other end to an upper portion of the shelf support, as isshown in the drawing. WVhen desiring to close my sewing cabinet, the lid7 is placed over the receptacle 6. The receptacle I 6 is then turned onits hinges until it rests bottom side up on the tray at. The shelfsupport Sis thenmoved to a vertical position bringing its inner edgeagainst the side of the receptacle 6. A suitable hook or eye portion 6is secured to the corners of the receptacle 6 which are adjacent to theupper inner side portions of the shelf support 8 when closed, as

shown in Fig. 2. When the receptacle and shelf support are securedtogether, they hold the sewing cabinet in its closed position.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, I. do not wish to be limited tothis particular construe tion, combination and arrangement, but desireto include in the scope of my invention, the construction, combinationand arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. p 7

Having thus described my invention, what i I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: a i

1. In a sewing cabinet, a pair of supports, a horizontally positionedtray supported thereby, said tray extending further to one side of saidsupports than to the other, a shelf support having an open side hingedto the lower edge of said tray on the lesser extended side thereof, adeep receptacle hinged to the upper edge of said tray on the greaterextended side thereof,said receptacle adapted, when closed, tobepositioned bottom side up upon said tray and. presenting aside surfacein a plane-common with said lower edge of the tray and i means forsecuring said shelf support with its open side contiguous with said sidesurface of said receptacle.

2; In a sewing cabinet, a pair of supports, a horizontally positionedtray supported thereby, said tray extending further to one side of saidsupport than to the other side thereof, a deep receptacle hinged to thefurther extended side of said tray along its upper edge, the depth ofsaid tray being substantially equal to the heightof said upper edgeabove the base of said supports, a shelf support hinged in a horizontalline at the other side of said tray and shelves mounted in said shelfsupport, said receptacle adapted to swing on said hinges in a positionover said tray when not in use, and into a position with its bottomsidein the plane of the base of said support when in use, said shelfsupport adapted to be held in a substantially vertical position againstthe one side of said receptacle when not in use and at an angularposition when in use:

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego this 27thday of July, 1928. i

- VICTOR GARLSON.

